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About the Role

Asphalt Green is seeking enthusiastic, engaging, and certified Water Exercise Instructors to lead a variety of water exercise classes at its Battery Park City campus. This part-time role involves creating safe, effective, welcoming, and energizing class experiences for participants of varying fitness levels and abilities, supporting their health, mobility, strength, endurance, and confidence.

Responsibilities

• Lead aquatic fitness classes, including Hydro Fit, Warm Water Exercise, Deep Water Running, and other water exercise formats.
• Plan and lead classes that are safe, effective, engaging, and appropriate for participants.
• Demonstrate exercises and movements clearly, safely, and effectively.
• Use a microphone while teaching to ensure participants can hear instructions, cues, and coaching.
• Maintain awareness of class flow, participant safety, pool environment, and overall participant experience.
• Quickly identify and correct movement concerns using concise and effective coaching cues.
• Offer ongoing feedback, encouragement, and support to participants.
• Use a positive coaching style that builds confidence and helps participants feel successful.
• Foster a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment for participants of all fitness levels.
• Provide clear instruction, movement cues, modifications, and progressions during class.
• Set up and break down class equipment as needed.
• Assist with lifting, moving, organizing, and storing class equipment.
• Ensure equipment is used safely and appropriately during class.
• Incorporate aquatic equipment such as aqua dumbbells, barbells, noodles, and other training tools into class programming.
• Create a class environment where participants feel welcomed, respected, and motivated to return.
• Support a strong group fitness experience by balancing energy, safety, instruction, and individual attention.
• Communicate with participants in a clear, respectful, and supportive manner.
• Build positive relationships with participants through empathy, encouragement, consistency, and professionalism.
• Follow Asphalt Green policies, safety expectations, and facility procedures.
• Maintain current required certifications.
• Communicate class needs, concerns, equipment issues, or participant-related matters to the appropriate supervisor.
• Arrive prepared and on time for scheduled classes.

Requirements

• Current Water Exercise Certification.
• Current CPR/AED Certification.
• Experience teaching water exercise classes in a group fitness setting.
• Strong movement, coaching, and cueing skills.
• Ability to demonstrate exercises safely and clearly.
• Ability to identify and correct movement concerns using concise and effective cues.
• Comfort using a microphone while teaching.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to create a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive class environment.
• Ability to assist with setup, breakdown, lifting, and movement of class equipment.
• Authorization to work in the United States.
• Prior experience teaching aquatic group fitness classes.
• Experience leading classes for participants of varying ages, fitness levels, and abilities.
• Experience using aquatic fitness equipment such as aqua dumbbells, barbells, noodles, and other training tools.
• Experience supporting older adults, beginners, rehabilitation-friendly movement, or low-impact fitness participants.
• Additional group fitness, aquatics, wellness, or movement-related certifications.

Skills

• Water Exercise Instruction
• CPR/AED
• Group Fitness Instruction
• Movement Coaching
• Cueing
• Clear Demonstration
• Movement Correction
• Microphone Use
• Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Inclusivity
• Supportive Environment Creation
• Equipment Handling
• Aquatic Fitness Equipment Use

Location

• Upper East Side - New York, NY 10128
• Battery Park City campus

Work Type

• Part Time
• Weekday opportunities
• Weekend opportunities

Experience Level

• Experience teaching water exercise classes in a group fitness setting
• Prior experience teaching aquatic group fitness classes
• Experience leading classes for participants of varying ages, fitness levels, and abilities
• Experience supporting older adults, beginners, rehabilitation-friendly movement, or low-impact fitness participants

Education Level

• Current Water Exercise Certification
• Current CPR/AED Certification
• Additional group fitness, aquatics, wellness, or movement-related certifications

Salary/Compensations

• $53.00 Hourly

Benefits

• Complimentary Asphalt Green membership (for Full-Time Eligible Employees)
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits (for Full-Time Eligible Employees)
• Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time (for Full-Time Eligible Employees)
• Hybrid work eligibility for eligible roles (for Full-Time Eligible Employees)
• Voluntary insurance options, including short and long-term disability, critical accident, and life insurance (for Full-Time Eligible Employees)
• Plum Benefits discount program (for Full-Time Eligible Employees)
• Commuter benefits and parking discounts at UES and BPC (for Full-Time Eligible Employees)
• 401(k) (for Full-Time Eligible Employees)
• Medical FSA and Dependent Care FSA options (for Full-Time Eligible Employees)

About the Company

• Asphalt Green is a nonprofit organization that transforms lives and builds community through sports, fitness, and play for all.
• Across our sports, aquatics, fitness, camps, and community programs, our staff help New Yorkers of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities access high-quality movement, wellness, and community-centered programming.
• Employees have the opportunity to build skills, gain hands-on experience, and grow within a mission-driven organization.
• This role offers the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with participants, strengthen aquatic fitness instruction skills, and contribute to a mission-driven organization focused on health, wellness, recreation, and community impact.
• Water Exercise Instructors help make fitness more accessible and welcoming for participants who benefit from low-impact, supportive, and community-centered movement.

Equal Opportunity

• Asphalt Green is an equal opportunity employer.
• We are committed to building an inclusive workplace and welcoming people of different backgrounds, experiences, cultures, identities, and abilities.
• We encourage qualified candidates to apply, even if they do not meet every preferred qualification listed.